Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Fusion energy has long been touted as a panacea for our energy woes. Even if we are someday able to produce more energy than we consume in creating fusion reactions, fusion will turn out to be far messier and harder to implement than most people realize.
On this episode energy systems expert James Fleay joins Nate to talk about the current state of nuclear energy and its potential applications in the future.
Contrary to widespread propaganda, humanity does not desperately need more energy. We desperately need to live better with less energy.
My fear is that our societies aren’t going to give up on the hope of a 100% renewable transition, meaning – unfortunately – that the likeliest future we face is the hard path to agrarian localism.
Denying there are limits to resources doesn’t negate this fact. It only makes it harder when limits appear because we are unprepared.
This explosive new film thrills and inspires, but it doesn’t explain how activists like my parents coped with the uncertainty and isolation that follow acts of sabotage.
The results of Alberta’s tumultuous election once again demonstrate how petrostates can shift political baselines. And last night they shifted mightily in the bitumen-rich province and in this mining republic called Canada.
On this Frankly, Nate discusses a frequently used but often misunderstood way of interpreting the efficiency of an energy source: Energy Return On Investment.
There’s every reason to believe that the battles between red state (conservative) legislatures and blue (progressive) cities will increasingly find their way onto state and local ballots—changing the shape and complexity of future advocacy strategies.
Using rationing to reduce fossil fuel use—especially in the Global North—has already come close to political reality.
As a comprehensive guide to the intractable challenges facing our society and how best to navigate them, The Crash Course has few rivals.
In coming decades, it will be essential that communities across the nation and world find a way to sustain a decent life amid ecological breakdown, in a future they themselves didn’t create.
